SCREAM BLOODY MURDER
Who Will Survive the Psychosexual Claw?
A deranged kid murders his father and has his arm crushed by the farm tractor. After being discharged from the mental hospital with an amputee, he discovers that his mother has remarried, prompting him to go on a homicidal rampage.
About This Film
As his father works on a tractor, young Matthew turns it on and kills him with it, damaging his own left hand in the process. Matthew is subsequently placed in a psychiatric hospital, and his mangled limb is replaced with a hook. At the age of eighteen, Matthew is released from the asylum, and returns home, discovering that in his absence his mother has married a neighbor named Mack Parsons. Matthew, who harbors incestuous feelings for his mother despite his aversion to sex, dislikes Parsons, and one night he murders him with an axe. Matthew's mother discovers what her son has done, and when an argument breaks out between them, Matthew knocks her to the ground, and she dies due to hitting her head on a rock.
In the morning, a distraught Matthew hitches a ride with a young couple, whom he also kills, beating in the man's head with a rock and drowning the woman in a roadside stream. Matthew eventually reaches a town, where he makes the acquaintance of a painter and prostitute named Vera, who reminds Matthew of his mother. Matthew becomes obsessed with Vera, to the point of slitting the throat of one of her clients, a drunken sailor, in a jealous rage. Wanting to impress Vera and give her a better life, Matthew bluffs his way into a mansion, where he smothers the owner with a pillow, hacks the maid to death with a cleaver, and beheads the pet dog. Each night, Matthew sleeps with a mannequin in his bed.
Matthew brings Vera to the mansion, but when she continually refuses his offers to live with him, he grows enraged, and takes her prisoner. Matthew tries to make Vera accept her new life, but she defies him at every turn, even after he bludgeons a doctor (who dropped by to see the house's owner) in front of her. One day, while trying to convince Matthew that she needs a bath, Vera realizes that he is disgusted and disturbed by sexuality, and she uses this to her advantage. Vera intimidates Matthew into trying to have sex with her, and while he is distracted, she stabs him with a loose door hook and tries to escape, but Matthew catches her and rips her throat out with his hook.
With Vera dead, Matthew becomes completely unhinged and runs through town, chased by hallucinations of his victims. Matthew breaks into a church, and as the phantoms surround him, he uses his hook to kill himself.
In the morning, a distraught Matthew hitches a ride with a young couple, whom he also kills, beating in the man's head with a rock and drowning the woman in a roadside stream. Matthew eventually reaches a town, where he makes the acquaintance of a painter and prostitute named Vera, who reminds Matthew of his mother. Matthew becomes obsessed with Vera, to the point of slitting the throat of one of her clients, a drunken sailor, in a jealous rage. Wanting to impress Vera and give her a better life, Matthew bluffs his way into a mansion, where he smothers the owner with a pillow, hacks the maid to death with a cleaver, and beheads the pet dog. Each night, Matthew sleeps with a mannequin in his bed.
Matthew brings Vera to the mansion, but when she continually refuses his offers to live with him, he grows enraged, and takes her prisoner. Matthew tries to make Vera accept her new life, but she defies him at every turn, even after he bludgeons a doctor (who dropped by to see the house's owner) in front of her. One day, while trying to convince Matthew that she needs a bath, Vera realizes that he is disgusted and disturbed by sexuality, and she uses this to her advantage. Vera intimidates Matthew into trying to have sex with her, and while he is distracted, she stabs him with a loose door hook and tries to escape, but Matthew catches her and rips her throat out with his hook.
With Vera dead, Matthew becomes completely unhinged and runs through town, chased by hallucinations of his victims. Matthew breaks into a church, and as the phantoms surround him, he uses his hook to kill himself.
Film Details
Director
Marc B. Ray
Writers
Marc B. Ray, Larry Alexander
Keywords
Independent Film
Murder
Psychotronic Film
Female Topless Nudity
Violence
Blood
Death
Cult Film
Gore
Grindhouse Film
Bare Chested Male
Sadism
Flashback
Slasher
Prostitute
Serial Killer
Doctor
Husband Wife Relationship
Shower
Telephone Call
Fight
Psychopath
Kidnapping
Dead Body
Low Budget Film
Stabbing
Suicide
Teenager
Insanity
Jealousy
Beach
Undressing
Bondage
Dog
Hospital
Serial Murder
Scream
Forest
1970s
Beating
Family Relationships
Looking At Oneself In A Mirror
Rampage
Sadist
Maniac
Screaming Woman
Woods
Cigar Smoking
Criminal
Throat Slit
Axe
Stripping
Boy
Bound And Gagged
Mother Son Relationship
Camera Shot Of Feet
Character's Point Of View Camera Shot
Crying
Mansion
Evil Man
Villain
Barefoot Female
Slaughter
Woman In A Bathtub
Slasher Horror
Hallucination
Psychopathic Killer
Old Woman
Church
Dismemberment
Discovering A Dead Body
Secretly Observing
Trauma
Robbery
Bloody Face
Wheelchair
Barefoot Male
Teenage Boy
Gas Station
Apology
Mental Illness
Damsel In Distress
Abduction
Psycho Killer
Painting
Lie
Escape Attempt
Nun
Three Word Title
Homicidal Maniac
Maid
Home Invasion
Freeze Frame
Virgin
Stabbed In The Stomach
Murder Spree
Camera Shot Of Eyes
Watching Tv
Seductive Behavior
Widow
Beaten To Death
Redhead
Seductive Woman
Murdered With An Axe
Knocking On A Door
Death Of Father
Crying Woman
Hitchhiking
Rage
Farm
Finding A Dead Body
Body Count
Manipulative Behavior
Killing An Animal
Woman Wrapped In A Towel
Human Monster
Screaming Man
Letter
Orphan
On The Run
Psychiatric Hospital
Accident
Employer Employee Relationship
Insane Man
Death Of Protagonist
Woman Bound And Gagged
Sociopath
Theft
Captive
Following Someone
Camera Shot Of Bare Feet
Dysfunctional Family
Falling Down Stairs
Long Haired Male
Crying Female
Sadistic Psychopath
Tied To A Bed
Little Boy
Accidental Death
Wet Clothes
Bad Guy
Tied To A Chair
Being Followed
Psychiatric Patient
Cabriolet
Wrapped In A Towel
Manipulative Woman
Psychological Manipulation
Matronizing
Taking A Bath
Man Wears A Bathrobe
Backwoods Slasher
Death Of Mother
Camera Shot Of A Woman's Bare Feet
Kidnapped Woman
Younger Version Of Character
Sadistic Violence
Car Theft
B Horror
Crying Man
Female Tied Up
Farmer
Spurting Blood
Teenage Protagonist
Multiple Deaths
Male Female Fight
Pretending To Be Someone Else
American Horror
Loss Of Mother
Multiple Murders
Sexual Repression
Talking To An Animal
Insane Asylum
Reference To Jesus Christ
Vandalism
Rolls Royce
Crime Spree
Patronizing
Mentally Ill Man
Dragging A Dead Body
Crying Male
Painter
Housemaid
Proto-slasher
Newlywed Couple
Asylum
Antagonist As Protagonist
Sadistic Man
Accidental Killing
Manipulative Man
Serial Killer As Protagonist
Dead Dog
Jealous Man
Traumatized Man
Killing A Dog
Loss Of Father
Criminal As Protagonist
Sailor
Meat Cleaver
Crying For Help
Christianity
Christian
Tied Up While Barefoot
Voice Over Letter
Reading A Letter
Mentally Ill Protagonist
Honeymoon
Stolen Car
Patricide
Talking To A Dog
Hook
Tied Feet
Child Murderer
Talking To A Dead Body
Sadistic Killer
Cleaver
Arm Injury
Woman Tied To A Bed
Mother Issues
Psychopath As Protagonist
Death By Drowning
Male Virgin
Creep
Man On The Run
Hook For A Hand
Murderer As Protagonist
Death By Throat Slitting
Abducted Woman
Teenage Criminal
Son Murders Mother
Tractor
One Armed Man
Just Married
Sleeping Outdoors
Suffocated To Death
Vintage Car
Emergency Call
Dead Body In A Closet
Smothered With A Pillow
Woman Tied To A Chair
Handheld Camera
Lorry
Sociopathy
Teenage Killer
Teenage Murderer
Feeding Someone
Stepfather
Son Murders Father
Prosthetic Arm
Manchild
Seeing Dead People
Spitting On Someone
Released From A Mental Hospital
Violent Boy
Stepfather Stepson Relationship
Throwing A Stone
Immature Behavior
Jealous Son
Murder By Suffocation
Teenage Serial Killer
Teenage Psychopath
Suicide Of Protagonist
Mugging
Hit On The Head With A Rock
Purse Snatcher
Loss Of Hand
Woman Bound To A Bed
Bound To A Bed
Oedipus Complex
Back In Hometown
Released From A Mental Institution
Embracing A Dead Body
Talking To One's Dead Mother
Death Of Stepfather
Immature Man
Immaturity
Criminally Insane
Auditive Hallucination
Money For Sex
Sociopath As Protagonist
Mother Figure
Easel
Tractor Accident
Murdered With A Meat Cleaver
Release From A Mental Institution
Loss Of Arm
Violent Child
Release From Hospital
Oedipal Complex
Child Criminal
Double Widow
Stepfather Versus Stepson
Mother's Boy
Mommy's Boy
Husband And Wife Die In The Same Day
Throwing A Stone Into The Water
Throwing A Stone At Someone
Sexually Repressed Man
Painting Vandalized
Destroyed Painting
Suffocated With A Pillow
Plough
Forced To Eat
Spitting Out Food
Substitute
Substitution
Pretending To Be Someone's Nephew
Prudish Man
Death In A Church
Suicide In A Church
Fake Telephone Call
Murderer On The Run
Mother Obsession
Stepson Murders Stepfather
Death By Tractor Accident
Accidental Death Of Mother
Accidental Death Of Father
Honeymoon Trip
Hooker With A Heart
Farm Accident
Art Student
Throwing A Stone Into Water
Also Known As
Claw of Terror, Matthew, The Captive Female, Original title: Scream Bloody Murder